Asif vows to halt misuse of blasphemy laws

ISLAMABAD (APP) President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said the government would not allow anyone to misuse the blasphemy law against any one for settling personal and political scores. The government will take all appropriate measures whether administrative, procedural or legislative to stop growing incidents of misuse of the blasphemy law, he said. Zardari was talking to a delegation comprising MNAs of minorities led by Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities, at the Presidency. Meanwhile, reiterating the commitment of PPP-led democratic government to the welfare of minorities, President Zardari Monday vowed to continue fight for the rights of all minorities and deprived people in the country. We will continue our struggle for establishing a liberal and pluralistic society in Pakistan, the president said at Presidents House while speaking at a Christmas dinner for Christian community and religious leaders from different faiths.